Naomi Hobson: Language of the Land
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Naomi HobsonMist on the Mcllwraith, 2023acrylic on linen209 x 250 cmSoldARTHOUSE GALLERY -
Naomi HobsonWiimu: Red Ant I, 2022terracotta, white slip, sgraffito technique49.5 x 19 x 9 cm$4,950
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Naomi HobsonWiimu: Red Ant II, 2022terracotta, white slip, sgraffito technique41.5 x 19 x 8.5 cm$4,950
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Naomi HobsonWiimu: Red Ant III, 2022terracotta, white slip, sgraffito technique49 x 19 x 10 cmSold
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Naomi HobsonBushfire Came Through Here, 2023acrylic on linen208 x 208 cmSold
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Naomi HobsonGlass Tide, You Can See the Reef Off the Island, 2023acrylic on linen143.5 x 162 cmSold
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Naomi HobsonSandy River Beds Collect the Fallen Leaves from the Flying Fox, 2023acrylic on linen162 x 143 cmSold
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Naomi HobsonNorth West Monsoon in the Horizon , 2023acrylic on linen141.5 x 161 cmSold
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Naomi HobsonWhere the River Grows Shallow, 2023acrylic on linen150 x 162 cmSold
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Naomi HobsonGum Blossom Flowering on the Wetlands are Filled with Rosellas, 2023acrylic on linen150.5 x 100 cmSold
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Naomi HobsonThe Native Stork Picks its Way About the Sand and Dives its Beak Below Water for Fish, 2023acrylic on linen150.5 x 100 cmSold
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Naomi HobsonGrass Burning in the Night, 2023acrylic on linen150.5 x 100 cmSold
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Naomi HobsonCoastal Rain Coming in off the Coast, 2023acrylic on linen150.5 x 132 cm$16,500
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Naomi HobsonRainbow Parrots Chattering Upside Down in the Honey-Laden Blossoms, 2023acrylic on linen151.5 x 132 cmSold
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Naomi HobsonStorm Clouds Gather off the Coast, 2022acrylic on linen200.5 x 211.5 cm
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Naomi HobsonGolden Wattle Among Eucalyptus, 2022acrylic on linen181 x 182 cmSold
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Naomi HobsonAngel Wings, 2022photographic print on 310gsm cotton rag art paper70 x 104 cm (image size)
82 x 116 cm (framed size)Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs (#3/5)$5,700 -
Naomi HobsonGirlfriends, 2022photographic print on 310gsm cotton rag art paper70 x 104 cm (image size)
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Naomi HobsonSuper Soakers, 2022photographic print on 310gsm cotton rag art paper70 x 104 cm (image size)
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Naomi HobsonA Bed No-More, 2019photographic print on 310gsm cotton rag art paper70 x 104 cm (image size)
82 x 116 cm (framed size)Edition of 5 (#2/5)$5,700
'Language of the Land' is painted in concert with the natural landscapes of her Country - from the rainforests to the grasslands, and hinterlands traveling down to the coast and its precious reefs. The works have travelled from Coen, a small and close-knit community of about 360 people in Cape York. This town, where Hobson lives and creates her work, is built on the Country of the Kaantju peoples, her maternal family line. It is just south of the saltwater Country of the Umpila people, Hobson's patrilineal ancestors. Hobson communicates this deeply felt history and future through her painting.
A member of a dynamic new generation of First Nations artists, Hobson works from a position of both humility and pride. This dual sensibility reflects her two guiding stars of Country and community.
My Aboriginality is what grounds me. Through art I get to freely express all of this. I can share my creative freedoms in a contemporary way. My style also reflects my individuality ... I want my work to tell my stories in an innovative way.
Hobson is a figure of affection within the town of Coen, known to residents and to visitors alike as a local leader in the arts, as well as in land care organisations. In July 2022, after a thirty year campaign, Cape York Traditional Owners have reconnected with their land, culture and history as part of four historic determinations which saw nearly 1.5 million hectares of land recognised under native title.
This historic moment in Indigenous land rights has had a profound impact for Hobson and her community of Coen. The paintings featured in 'Language of the Land' bring the messages from nature which her community lives by to new audiences: to share a way of life, and a way of being, that is joyful, sustainable, and focused on preserving the land for future generations of all cultures.
Hobson has exhibited widely both within Australia and internationally since 2008. She was awarded the Geelong Contemporary Art Prize in 2022 and the Mecca X NGV Collaboration Acquisition Award in 2021. Her work is currently featured in the Wynne Prize 2023 at the Art Gallery of NSW and on display at the National Portrait Gallery as part of Portrait 23. Hobson's photography was exhibited at the Art Gallery of South Australia in 2021 and in Photo Australia's International Festival of Photography in 2022.
Hobson's work has been acquired by institutions including the Art Gallery of NSW, Museum of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of South Australia, Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Shepparton Art Museum, Bendigo Art Gallery and Cairns Art Gallery, and was recently the subject of a major tapestry commission produced with the Australian Tapestry Workshop for the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
